In the Matter of V

1 Analyses of this admin-law by attorneys

  1. Is not guilty by reason of insanity an immigration conviction?

    University of Denver Sturm College of LawOctober 15, 2013

    Indeed, an old BIA decision held that institutionalization in a state mental hospital could serve as the basis for a “conviction” even though the individual there was not ordered into a penal institution. Matter of V, 7 I. & N. Dec. 242 (BIA 1956). More recently, the BIA held that imposition of court costs constituted a “penalty” for INA § 101(a)(48)(A)(ii) purposes.